The Department of Theater and Dance relates academic study of theatre to a rich field of interdisciplinary studies. The Ph.D. is an intensive program concentrating in literary, critical, and historical research, designed to prepare students for university teaching.
The M.A. program is designed to afford a strong foundation for work in educational or professional theater or for further graduate study.
The Ph.D. program, an intensive program concentrating on literary, critical, and historical research in various areas of World Theater and performance, is designed to prepare students for careers in teaching in institutes of higher education.